First thing in the morning, we fed him and bathed him. Then, hubby packed all the things that we needed to bring to the chalet. After everything was done, we proceeded to my Mom's place where we offered incense to my ancestors. We also snipped off a few strands of Ian's hair as a symbolic gesture. My Mom gave Ian a jade bagua pendent that hubby pinned to his romper, and also an anklet. Earlier on, she has bought an abacus gold chain which has already been given to us.
Once the prayers were done, we proceeded to collect the extra 'finger food' (chocolate éclairs and cream puffs) for the buffet from Pine Gardens at AMK.
It took a while at the shop, but once we got our food, we went to hubby's parents'. Alas! They were not at home when we arrived, so we went down to have our lunch. When we returned, hubby's parents set up the altar with the anggi, red eggs and cakes which we brought along. We prayed to the ancestors and then waited for the family to prepare themselves to go out.
It was 2.30pm when we finally reached the chalet at East Coast Parkway. The cakes from Sweetest Moments had arrived for some time. The uncle had kindly waited for us and also delivered them to the main lobby for us. We finally settled down into the chalet after some time.
Ian waiting for guests to come...
A little gift for our guests...
The guests started to arrive from 3pm onwards. The total guests were estimated to be around 90 plus, and it was with regret that a few did not turn up at the last minute although most of them had kindly bothered to inform. It was great to see many people whom we have not met for ages, but regrettably we didn't have much chance to really catch up with most of them. However, we were really happy that these friends and relatives had taken such trouble to come all the way to share our joy. Thank you!
Piles of gifts for Ian
When the last guests left, it was almost 11pm. We were totally exhausted by then. We quickly showered, wiped Ian's face and body, then slept. ZZZzzz....
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